‘Late Show With Stephen Colbert’ Cancelation Is Not An Odd Coincidence

Nowadays, it seems just about anyone with some recording material and a website domain name can become a podcast celebrity. Times change and we as a a society have to change with them. Therefore, I can see that we may be in the autumn years of the talk show format. Do we really need celebritiesContinue reading “‘Late Show With Stephen Colbert’ Cancelation Is Not An Odd Coincidence”

‘Under The Rainbow’ A Dark Comedy That Pulls No Punches

The 1939 version of The Wizard of Oz is considered the definitive adaptation of L. Frank Baum’s The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. There’s been countless variations, adaptations and spin-offs. You have Wicked of both the stage and screen. Then there is The Wiz, also of the stage and screen. Yet, it wasn’t the first adaptation.Continue reading “‘Under The Rainbow’ A Dark Comedy That Pulls No Punches”

‘The Mortician’ Docuseries Digs Into Disgusting Desecrations Of Deceased

In college, there was a young woman in my freshman orientation class who joked she took a test to determine what career she should be in and she said it was to be a mortician/undertaker. The instructor then said, “Well, that’s a proven constant industry.” My brother and I paid about $10,000 to bury myContinue reading “‘The Mortician’ Docuseries Digs Into Disgusting Desecrations Of Deceased”

‘Whatever Happened To The Man Of Tomorrow’ A Notable Superman Tale

With the new Superman movie getting rave reviews (and silly social media criticism from the right) and making money, the modern day superhero/comic book era has been ongoing since 1985 with the publications of Watchmen and Batman: The Dark Knight Returns changing things up. DC Comics decided to movie away from the Comic Codes AuthorityContinue reading “‘Whatever Happened To The Man Of Tomorrow’ A Notable Superman Tale”

‘Luckiest Man In America’ Presses Liberties On Outrageous True Story

The Luckiest Man in America takes a stranger than fiction story then fills it with too much fiction. The story of Michael Larson has been known for years. At one time, Bill Murray was considering doing a biopic based on it. Back in 1983, Press Your Luck premiered. It was a daytime game show inContinue reading “‘Luckiest Man In America’ Presses Liberties On Outrageous True Story”

Anyone Still Believe This Horseshit?!

When I was working as a reporter down in south Georgia near Plains, I was covering an event where former President Jimmy Carter was speaking. I was taking notes and got this feeling I was being watched. I glanced to my left and saw a Secret Service guy standing five feet away or so staringContinue reading “Anyone Still Believe This Horseshit?!”

Peace And Love To Flooding Victims

It’s been a week since torrential rains caused massive flooding in Texas along the Guadalupe River, causing many deaths and left people missing. Other parts of the country are dealing with flooding issues such as the Sallisaw area of Oklahoma, Quad Cities region of Iowa and Illinois, Georgia and North Carolina. At the same time,Continue reading “Peace And Love To Flooding Victims”

‘Frog Dreaming’ Slogs Through A Murky Story That Cheats Its Audience

It’s rather appropriate that Henry Thomas would be the star of a movie like Frog Dreaming or The Go Kids as it was released in some countries. In America, it was released as The Quest and the poster art pretty much gave away the big twist. Thomas, a young boy from San Antonio, was aContinue reading “‘Frog Dreaming’ Slogs Through A Murky Story That Cheats Its Audience”